Love Begins on the Boardwalk by Georgina Troy

Author:Georgina Troy [Troy, Georgina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Boldwood Books

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The sun didn’t seem to be out when Bella woke the following morning. A familiar dread swept over her, that only those who lived on an island would understand.

‘Please no,’ she whispered, getting out of bed and pulling open her curtains. She peered at the dense veil of fog shrouding the boardwalk and knew the airport would be closed. ‘Bugger.’ She groaned. ‘No planes in or out of the island today.’ This would delay the photo shoot and Megan’s return to the mainland. Bella assumed that the interview could take place via a conference call, or online. Aware that if Lexi hadn’t broken the news to the girl, then she would have to, Bella’s mood dipped. She didn’t relish the thought and took her mind off the prospect by showering and dressing.

She went to find Jack downstairs, hoping to have a word with him before he went out. It occurred to her that she hadn’t seen him since he had left to speak to Nicki the previous day. If he had come home at all, it must have been late because she hadn’t heard him, which was unusual. She pushed aside the thought that he most probably had spent the night with Nicki. It wasn’t her place to have an opinion on what he did, she thought miserably.

Her mother was still asleep. Wanting to delay the moment she had to speak to Megan, and to take her mind off what Jack might be doing with Nicki, Bella decided to pay Betty a visit. She put on her jacket and stepped outside. It was only just eight in the morning, but she knew her elderly neighbour would be up and about. Bella crossed the boardwalk and leant on the cool iron railings, sticky with salt from the stormy waves that had lashed them during the night.

No one was about and, with the fog resting on the sea, it seemed as if the village was an island itself. There was a peacefulness at times like this, which Bella loved. The fog enveloped the village like a duvet, masking the sounds of cars on the nearby road and the distant roar of jets taking off from the airport a couple of miles away. The only sound came from the waves lapping against the bottom of the sea wall, and everything was calm.

She turned left to continue on her way to Betty’s and spotted some frosted glass on the beach. The pretty colours were displayed in the same symbol that had adorned the boardwalk during the summer. She crouched down to get a better look. They were arranged on the sea wall, between the railings and the beach, and must have been done early that morning before everyone was up. Intrigued, Bella hoped that one day someone would discover who was responsible and what the symbols meant. They were obviously important to someone, but who?

Hurrying to Betty’s, she knocked on the front door.

‘Come in, love,’ the old lady called, her voice sounding slightly weaker than usual.

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